Foot corrective attachment for shoes



Aug. 7, 1945. E. F. THOMAS 2,381,846

FOOT CORRECTIVE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES 'F'iled April 10, 1945 INVENTOR I70 E p 77102100 6 I 3 v a] h AT TOPNEY foot, permits toe freedom, with acomplete Patented 7, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

' FODT CORRECTIVE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES Elbert F. Thomas, Wichita Falls,Tex.

Application April 10, 1943, Serial No. 482,619

ZClaims. (01. 36-71) This invention consists of foot corrective meansapplicable to shoes, having forian object to provide a removable insertanchored in the shoe in a manner to prevent casual displacement, when.in use, and although directly engageable with the sence of friction andpressure.

g It is further within the contemplation of this invention to utilizeashoe of special construction, the forepart of the shoe'being deeper,thereb'y adequately accommodating the corrective means without crowdingthe foot.

Where an exact or so called perfect fit is desired, as for useon'abnorm'al feet,-the corrective means is molded over the foot cast ofthe individual; however, since the means is susceptible of adjustmentfore and .laft in the shoe, and further since the means, a rubber orplastic pad,

may be ground ofi thinner or molded'thicker, a I standard pad issufficient for averagefeet.

already hereinset forth. The pad also induces lateral balance; effectingwalking stress through the longitudinal center of the shoe rather thanoii center toward the sides of the shoe. I

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription of the present'preferredgform of the invention, taken incom'unction with the accompanying drawin wherein 1 Figure 1 is alongitudinal sectional view of a shoe of special construction,illustrating the ap- Figure 2 is a top plan view of the corrective padper se, and g Y 'plication of the corrective pad .of this invention;

Figure. 3 is a transverse sectional view-of the pad taken on the line 33of Figure 2..

In order to illustrate the application of this .invention, I have inFigure 1 of the drawing,

shown a shoe 4 which is of standard construction, except that theforepart of the sole, directly in advance of the arch of the shoe, isdipped in the manner above described, the forepart of the shoe isdeepened and is adapted to accommodate the corrective means constitutingthe present invention, generally designated 1,

The corrective means consists of'a pad made of rubber, plastic, orother. suitable material and is of a shap conforming substantiallyto-the shape of the inner face of the shoe sole. The forward end 8 ofthe pad fits snugly against the forward inner wall of the shoe, whilethe rear margin 9 is tapered to a. fine edge which terminates atapproximately the inception of the shoe arch. The body of the padisthickened, as indicated at H], a portion of the upper surface thereofissuing into an arcuat'e'rib or protuberance l I, the ends of which fallshort .of the marginal edges of the pad. The rib is adapted forengagement beneath the base of the innermost phalange of each of thesmall toes, as illustrated in Figure 1. The greattoe of the foot isadapted to clear the inner endof the rib. The upper face of the pad 1 isextended upwardly at its margin to provide a flange [2, as illustratedto advantage. in Figure 3. c

Since the pad conforms substantially to th contour of the shoe, therewill be no creeping orcasual displacement of the pad when in use.

However, the pad is susceptible of limited fore and silient padengageable with a shoe sole andcon forming substantially to the shape ofthe sole, an integral resilient protuberance on the pad located betweenthe ball of the foot and the pads of th toes, the ends of which fallshort of the lateral margins of the pad, and a foot embracing flangeextending substantially around the margin of the pad.

2. Corrective means for shoes including a resilient pad engageable witha shoe sole and con-- forming substantially to the shape of the sole,and an integralresilient protuberance on the pad, located between theball of the foot and the pads .of the toe,-the ends of which fall shortof the lateral margins of the pad.

' ELBERT F. THOMAS.

